St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-05

roasted alive, but those who saw him We're
unable to render him any assistance. They
could hear. the frenZied and horror
stricken man as he madly endeayored
to burst the barriers that held him
IN his fiery prison. The charred
remains of the express messenger
consisted simply of the two thigh bones
which were found in the debris of the car.
The engineer and fireman of the freight re-
verSed their engine and jumped for the
snow bank. The engineer of the express
reversed his engine and sprang to the left.
The fireman endeavOred to get out to the
right, but being overcome with fright. fell
close to his crushed engine and was badly
burned. but not beyond recognition. His
body has been placed in a new casket, and
is now at the undertakeI's at Republic
awaiting the arrival of his relatives. There
has been a steady stream of citizens from
all parts OF the county going to and return
ing from the wreck. 1t was reported that
Congressman Seney, who has been at home
for few days Oh business, was on the
wrecked train, but such was not the case.
The judge did not leave the city until
this morning and is safe and
sound. Among the passengers in the
sleeper were Mrs. Fish, of Joliet, ILL. :;
a SISTER OF GEF. LOGAN,
and her son, Charles, neither of whom was
injured The shock was so terrific that the
farmers in the neighborhood took it to be an
earthquake, and were soon at the scene of
the wreck. In the confusion of the wreck
hot dispute arose among the tranmen as
to the responsibility for the disaster. 1t ap-
peared that the freight train was running
on the time of the express. The engineer
was heard to remark that he had left the
last siding with only thirty pounds of steam,
and on the up grade east of -Tiffin his en-
CINE ''went back Oh him. and the train
stalled. No danger signals were sent out
ahead. and the express, running at full
speed down grade and around curve. had
no warning of impending disaster until an
instant before the collision.
JOHN ToHILL, A PASSENGER,
now lying at Chicago Junction, was on the
smoker on the Baltimore Il Ohio train about
three seats from the front stove. He felt
the shock when the engines came together
as if he had been struck in the
back and saw two persons shoot upward
nearly tn the top of the coach. Then began
a horrible crunching, and the baggage car
came into the smoker through the end. He
was caught between the seats and within
minute fire was raging all around him. He
made fearful effort and broke
seat and got out through
a window. He says he saw two men
crushed and heard their shrieks as the
flames began to pour from the dry ma
terial. T0hilfS hair and whiskers are all
burned off, and his shoulder dislocated.
The skin has been all stripped from
his face and sclap. John Gates, the
baggageman was seated just in front of
Tohill. He says at the first shock he was
thrown upward by the bending of the floor
of the Car, and saw the wheels come
through the floor. The next moment
he was carried back over the top
of the seats along with the debris
and passed over men who were being
ground to pulp by the portion of the bag
gage car which was sliding into and above
the floor of the smoker. Gates is terribly
cut about the ankles. He got out of a
window. He was sent to his home at
Newark.
SEVENTEEN KILLED.
CINCINNATI, Jan. A Tiffin, O.,
special reports diversity of opinions re-
garding the real cause of the accident. The
reports agree that there was carelessness on
the part Of the railroad employees, but
whether blame should attach to the freight
or passenger crew is a matter of conjecture.
thorough investigation will be made.
The correspondent gives seventeen as the
number who were killed, and says that out
OF fifteen passengers i'll the smoker but
one escaped.
MILWAUKEE VICTIMS.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Jan. 4.-Private
kilograms from Belaire, O.. announce that
Grant Mansell and George Simpson, of this
city, We're on the train wrecked at Tifin.
AS their relatives here can get no word
from them it is believed they perished.
NO ARRIVALS AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. At was expected that
the survivors Of the Baltimore & Ohio
wreck would arrive here this evening on
the train which was due at Z o'clock this
morning. Upto midnight. however. only
one train had arrived and no one aboard of
it had so much as heard of the accident
This train made wide detour touching
Sandusky and reaching the Baltimore &
Ohio tracks via the Indianapolis. Bloom
ington u Western. a considerable distance
this side Of the scene of the disaster. The
passengers understood that the delay was
occasioned by a snow blockade in the yicin-
ity of Tif1in. Another train, which was
due at p. m, has not yet arrived.